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FeaturesA scientific monster
This computer centre in Santiago, Chile, may have two heads but then it鈥檚 got two skins, too 鈥� altogether a bit of a freak
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FeaturesRichard Steer on Mipim
Two years ago Richard Steer wrote in these pages that Mipim was a waste of time, energy and perfectly good booze. This year, he鈥檚 quite looking forward to it, thanks for asking. So, what changed?
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FeaturesWhat a mesh!
A Japanese architect and a UK cladding specialist came together to develop the shimmering expanded aluminium veil that has been used to clad the New Museum of Contemporary Art.
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life At the sharp end
Cladding In an explosion, every fragment of glass in a building becomes a potentially lethal missile. Stephen Kennett looks at the best ways to protect ourselves
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FeaturesMellow yellow
The striking shell of the Le Safron festival hall, south-east of Paris, has been clad in the new copper aluminium alloy Tecu Gold.
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Profiled cladding
Euroclad has added to its Elite range of built-up cladding products with a horizontal wall system that features a half round profile outer sheet.
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Minimalist fittings
DR Services is to market Sadev鈥檚 range of point fittings and spiders for facades and glass canopies in the UK.
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Insulated roof and wall panels
Arcelor Construction has added the Fidelite insulated roof and wall system to its Arval range of systems.
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Terracotta rainscreen cladding
TI Dynamic Facades has launched a single-skin terracotta rainscreen system that is suitable for both domestic and commercial applications.
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Anti-graffiti paint
Johnstone has launched an anti-graffiti system that is suitable for both interior and exterior brick, masonry and previously painted surfaces in sectors such as education, retail, transport and leisure.
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FeaturesGlazing over
Fendor manufactures and installs performance glazing ranging from standard commercial curtain walls and windows to specialist fire and security glazing systems.
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FeaturesCost model update: Small projects
Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon revisits industrial units, primary schools extensions and primary health care centres to investigate how recent changes to legislation, specifications and general price increases have affected building costs
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FeaturesEating concrete for breakfast
Colin 鈥楧ano鈥� Daniel was a fearsome site manager who used to have 鈥榓 lot of outbursts鈥�. But that was before he worked for his new boss 鈥� his son Julian, head of Bovis鈥� south division.Now they live, eat and breathe construction together, pausing only to watch their beloved Hull City. ...
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FeaturesWill it be ken again?
He may once have been master of all he surveys, but Ken Livingstone鈥檚 victory in May鈥檚 election for London mayor is not assured. This time he has to convince voters of his record. So how has he done? Mark Leftly takes seven key pledges in the London Plan and judges ...
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FeaturesGood vibrations
How VJ Technologies turned the troublesome vibration regs into a really good business opportunity.
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FeaturesThe 好色先生TV Good Employers Guide 2008
Last year, 好色先生TV successfully launched the Good Employer Guide to showcase the very best companies to work for across the construction industry. With recruitment and retention ever more important, we are starting to compile our guide for 2008, and we would like you to participate.